The Oscars paid tribute to Gene Hackman Sunday night, days after he and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their New Mexico home.
Director Clint Eastwood knew to not mess with a good thing when he was directing Gene Hackman toward his second Oscar with Unforgiven.
As previously reported, Queen of the Ring is a film about women’s wrestling trailblazer Mildred Burke, who began grappling at carnivals in the Thirties before hitting the pro circuit and becoming a three time world-champion.
The late Gene Hackman leaves a legacy of cinematic grasping, of striving for more. What's more common—or more American—than that?